European equity markets should be hesitant to open. On Friday 18 June 2021, the Eurostoxx 50 posted 4,158.14 points with an increase of 0.15%, the CAC 40 forecasts 6,666.26 points (+0.20%), the DAX 30 opens at 15,727.67 points (+0.11%), the FTSE 100 at 7,153.43 points down 0.44%, the SMI at 12,011.11 points (+0.24%), the AEX at 734.89 points (+0.19%), the BEL 20 4.204.39 points (-0.52%), the IBEX 35 at 9,195.90 points (-0.07%), the DJIA at 33.823.45 points (-0.62%), the Nasdaq at 14,161.35 points (+0.87%), the S&P 500 at 4.221.86 points (-0.04%) and the Nikkei 225 which expects 28,998.04

The exchange rates at 6:50 a.m. at the close in New York showed 1.1915 for EUR/USD, up 0.07%, 131.34 for EUR/JPY up 0.07%, and USD/JPY opened at 110.24 with a fall of 0.01%.

In France, Aramis makes its debut on Euronext Paris on Friday. The specialist in the online sale of used cars raised 250 million euros as part of its initial public offering, the largest on the Paris market since that of La Française des Jeux in 2019. The founders and some minority shareholders of Aramis Group sold 138 million euros worth of shares on the occasion of this initial public offering, while the Stellantis automotive group did not sell any shares and remains the majority shareholder of the company. In addition, Alstom has won a historic contract worth 2.6 billion euros from the Danish national rail operator Danish State Railways (DSB). TF1 and Free, a subsidiary of the Iliad group, have signed a new distribution agreement to extend their partnership. Danone has reached an agreement to sell its plant-based product brand Vega to the WM Partners fund, for an unspecified amount. McPhy announced on Thursday the appointment of Luc Poyer as chairman of the company's board of directors. Luc Poyer succeeds Pascal Mauberger who remains director of the company and becomes its honorary president

European equity markets are expected to change little at the opening of Friday, as investors continue to absorb the new Federal Reserve (Fed) rate outlook. At 7:45am, the CAC 40 futures contract was up 8.6 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The contract on the DAX 30 fell by 7 points, or 0.04%, and the contract on the FTSE 100 lost 5 points, or 0.07%. Investors will monitor negotiations between Democrats and Republicans in Washington on an infrastructure plan to support the American economy after the health crisis

On Thursday evening, Wall Street finished in a mixed manner on Thursday, pressured by the decline in industrial and financial stocks despite the marked technological advance following the Federal Reserve's (Fed) announcements. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) fell 0.6%, to 33,823 points, and the S&P 500 expanded index fell 0.04%, to 4,221.86 points. In contrast, the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9% to 14,161.35

In Asia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Friday that it would set up a new lending mechanism to help banks finance climate change projects. This lending program, which will be launched this year, will build on an earlier program to help banks provide loans to growth sectors of the economy. After these announcements, the Nikkei Nikkei Index was close to balance at the end of the session in Tokyo. The Hang Seng Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange gained 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.5%.

U.S. Treasury bond yields rose slightly on Friday morning, after having fluctuated sharply the day before in response to Fed announcements. At 7:45am, the return on the ten-year bond, the market benchmark, stood at 1.516%, compared to 1.509% on Thursday evening. Operators and strategists attribute these fluctuations in part to short positions, bets on position outcomes, and the perception that sovereign returns may not be in line with inflation expectations, which moderated on Thursday. The yield curve, which reflects the difference between long-term and short-term debt, has also flattened. At the same time, funds invested with the Federal Reserve (Fed) as part of its securities pensioners rose again on Thursday, the day after the deposit rate was raised to 0.05%. The “reverse repo” mechanism attracted a record amount of 756 billion dollars on Thursday, against 520 billion dollars on Wednesday, in a context of abundant liquidity on the money markets.

The dollar stabilized against other major currencies, including the euro, on Friday morning, after registering solid increases the day before due to the more restrictive than expected tone adopted by the Federal Reserve (Fed), analysts say. For its part, Saxo Bank believes that the euro could weaken further against the dollar after the Fed's latest projections. If the single currency lowers the threshold of 1.1920 dollars, it could fall to 1.1750, Saxo Bank estimates. And if this last threshold is also lowered, the next target for the euro will be 1,1500 dollars, the bank adds. At 7:45am, the euro was trading at 1.1901 dollars

Oil contracts continued to fall on Friday morning, after falling nearly 2% the day before due to the appreciation of the dollar following the Fed's change in tone. At the same time, Brent could suffer profits if there is progress in the Iranian nuclear negotiations. At 7:35 a.m., the August North Sea Brent contract lost 66 cents, at $72.42 per barrel, and the July contract on Nymex-traded soft light crude (WTI) relinquished 56 cents, at $70.48 per